Republic of Zandoria
Coat of Arms of the Republic of Zandoria
Zandoria Herald

The National Newspaper of the Republic — published daily at 02:00 UTC

Thursday, 21 May 2026 — Inaugural Edition № 1

Lesson 9

Core prepositions

de, en, al, kun, por, el, sur, sub — and when to use the accusative.

Listen & repeat

Essential prepositions

de (of/from), en (in/into), al (to/towards), kun (with), por (for), el (out of), sur (on), sub (under). Prepositions take the nominative except en and direction words which take -n for motion.

Examples

  • libro de Esperantobook of EsperantoForvo
  • kafejo en Meridianocafé in MeridianForvo
  • por vifor youForvo
  • kun amikowith a friendForvo

Vocabulary

WordMeaningListen & repeat
deof / fromForvo
altoForvo
kunwithForvo
porforForvo

Exercises

Exercise 1

La gazeto estas ___ vi. (for you)

Exercise 2

with a friend

Exercise 3

Mi venas ___ Meridiano. (from Meridian)

Exercise 4

'To' as preposition?

  1. al
  2. de
  3. el

Exercise 5

Write: 'The Herald is for the citizens of Zandoria.'

Try it yourself first — no auto marking for written answers.